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abOveleftWrecksofoldvehiclesincorporatedintothedecoroftheCanyonroadhouse.tOPRiGhtHeadingfromKakamastoNorotshama,westoppedatthe
PofadderHotelforbreakfast.abOveRiGhtAs lovelelya stop-overtown it is, we were glad to finallyget out of Springbok,as it was just beforeEasterand the place was
a madhouse.belOWen routetoai-ais and the Fishriver Canyon. I love the drive through the valleys and mountains, the scenery is simply stunning.
Wilfred Thesiger, one of the great
explorers and writers about deserts, said:
“In the desert I had found a freedom unattainable
in civilization; a life unhampered by possessions, since
everything that was not a necessity was an encumbrance.
“What use will money be to him in the Sands. I tasted freedom
and a way of life from which there could be no recall.”